During today’s Pokemon Presents, a new DLC for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet was announced. The DLC is called “The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero” and will release in two parts. The first part, “The Teal Mask,” releases in fall 2023, while the second part, “The Indigo Disk,” releases in winter 2023.
This DLC introduces a new land, Kitakami, a new school, the Blueberry Academy, and several new Pokemon: Fezandipiti, Munkidori, Okidogi, and Terapagos. Additionally, Pokemon from previous entries in the franchise will also become available as part of the DLC.
Carmine
Kieran
Fezandipiti
Munkidori
Okidogi
Terastal Form
The press release for “The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero” follows below:
Bellevue, WA — February 27, 2023 — Today, on Pokémon Day, during a special Pokémon Presents video presentation that was streamed online to fans around the world, The Pokémon Company announced The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, new downloadable content for the blockbuster Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games. Global sales of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet for the Nintendo Switch family of systems surpassed 10 million combined units in the first three days after their worldwide launch on November 18, 2022—the highest global sales for any software on any Nintendo platform within that timeframe. The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero will take fans deeper into the world of Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet and consists of two different adventures—Part 1: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: The Teal Mask, launching in fall 2023, and Part 2: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: The Indigo Disk, releasing at a later date. Fans can purchase The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero now on Nintendo eShop.
“We are so grateful that millions of Trainers around the world have chosen to explore the expansive Paldea region,” said Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company. “In The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, fans will take a trip to the land of Kitakami, where they will meet new Pokémon and interesting characters. I sincerely hope that Trainers who embark on this new journey find the same excitement and joy they experienced when they encountered their first Pokémon.”
Players can use their current save data from Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet to continue their adventure in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. In this new downloadable content, players will be leaving the Paldea region, the setting of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. In Part 1: The Teal Mask, a school trip will take players to the land of Kitakami, where they will be joining an outdoors study program held jointly between their academy and another school. In Part 2: The Indigo Disk, players will be traveling to Blueberry Academy, a sister school of their own academy, as exchange students. While this tale is split into two parts, they link together to tell a connected story.
In Part 1: The Teal Mask, players will be chosen to take part in a school trip that is held each year in collaboration with another school. They’ll be taken to the land of Kitakami, where a great mountain towers over the land and the people live at its base. It is a place of tranquil natural expanses, featuring rice paddies and apple orchards. The trip seems to coincide with a festival regularly held in the village in Kitakami during this season, so the village is bustling with various street vendors and stalls. Players will meet new friends and Pokémon as they unravel the mysteries behind the folktales that have been passed down in this land.
Pokemon returning in Part 1: The Teal Mask
In Part 1: The Teal Mask and Part 2: The Indigo Disk, players will be able to encounter over 230 familiar Pokémon that have been found living in other regions but had not appeared in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. This includes Pokémon that players will be able to bring to their games via Pokémon HOME or those received in trades. Players will also encounter new Legendary Pokémon—Ogerpon in Part 1: The Teal Mask and Terapagos in Part 2: The Indigo Disk. In Part 1: The Teal Mask, three Pokémon named Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti also appear. They are beloved by the people of the village as heroes that protected the land of Kitakami in the past, and stone statues were made in their likeness to express the people’s gratitude.
Pokemon returning in Part 2: The Indigo Disk
Players who purchase The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero by Tuesday, October 31, 2023, will be given a serial code for a special gift: a Hisuian Zoroark with three special features. This Hisuian Zoroark knows the move Happy Hour, which it cannot learn through normal gameplay, along with Tera Blast, Bitter Malice, and Nasty Plot. It has the Charismatic Mark, and it has Dark as its Tera Type. The serial code will be valid until Thursday, February 29, 2024.
Not really surprised with this, pretty sure we all knew it was coming. I am actually pretty excited though, imo the SwSh DLC was a big improvement on the base games so hopefully this one will be good.
I kinda like the new mons, I love the bird and the turtle, not so much sold on the monkey and the Incineroar/Rillaboom fusion.
Happy to see Vikavolt and Yanma coming back too
edit: one more thing I really hope is that these aren’t the only new mons introduced in the DLC. Even though I liked pretty much all the new mons for the SwSh DLC, it was kinda meh having the only new ones to discover were the horses.
I really thought the first DLC thing was a new Legends game at first. And for a brief moment, I was happy during this presentation.
But exactly as I thought, no acknowledgement of the games being... suboptimal. Just "Please continue to enjoy our games, and also buy the DLC. What did you think?" Even something as simple as "We're striving to continue improving the trainer experience in Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. Please look forward to future updates." is better than sticking their heads in the sand and leaving patch notes on Nintendo's website while asking for more money.
I dunno, man... I guess we'll see what's up later on. And hopefully several more updates will continue to improve the games by then.
Fezandipiti, monkidori and okidogi.... LOVE THOSE NAMES. The designs are a fascinating too, wonder what their whole deal is. And then Ogerpon and Terapagos are really solid legends, like they actually look quite legendary. I love ogerpons mask the detail is amazing and hopefully the face behind it looks good to. Terapago is just cute but also wow the shell is awesome. Super excited for these! This is a sign I should actually finsih the game ?
What I meant was that they were all revealed prior to the DLC’s release. The mons you mentioned were all shown in pre release trailers, whereas I’d have liked to have some new mons that weren’t previously shown.
Fezandipiti is kinda classy, but nothing about it or about the other 2 ugly mofos with the same pink motif scream "legendary" to me. And boy is Okidogi particuraly, disgustingly abhorrent, holy f.
Ogerpon is at least kinda intersting. But the winner for me is Terapagos. It feels very original and its color palette is beautiful.
